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title: "CVE-2013-4761\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2013-4761

Publication date 15 August 2013

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Puppet 2.7.x before 2.7.23 and 3.2.x before
3.2.4, and Puppet Enterprise 2.8.x before 2.8.3 and 3.0.x before 3.0.1,
allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Ruby programs from the master
via the resource\_type service. NOTE: this vulnerability can only be
exploited utilizing unspecified "local file system access" to the Puppet
Master.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| puppet | 13.04 raring | Fixed 2.7.18-4ubuntu1.2 |
| 12.10 quantal | Fixed 2.7.18-1ubuntu1.3 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 2.7.11-1ubuntu2.4 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-4761)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4761)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2013-4761)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4761)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-1928-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-1928-1)
+ Puppet vulnerabilities
+ 15 August 2013

### Other references

* <http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2013-4761>
* <https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!topic/puppet-announce/818Iw3BrB3Y>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4761>